The organisation, which is in the process of getting charitable status, was established in 2008 and runs two key programmes in the African country supporting street children and the rehabilitation of prisoners with children.

Of the sponsored walk on Saturday, September 14, Mark Spratley, 36, assistant director UK ARTSL from Finchampstead, said: “A big thank you to Julie Lawrence for this great idea and her son Joseph Dooney for raising the most amount of money.

“Also thank you to the ARTSL volunteers for the day and artist Lively for supporting us and for everybody who turned up for the sponsored walk.”

For more information visit www.artsierraleone.org or www.facebook.com/ArtSierraLeone.